Chains (covertly) discourage RPH’s to fill controls ?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Normally a pharmacy will have some 15%-20% of all prescriptions filled are for a controlled medication.  Previously, at least part of a Pharmacist’s annual bonus was based on the number of prescriptions filled along  with meeting a number of other metrics. The number of prescriptions filled per week is also used to allocate the number […]

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Figures never lie and liars always figure ?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Florida has moved from having 98 of the top 100 “Oxycodone docs” to ZERO..  while… Deaths related to those one or more of those narcotics were identified as the cause of death or present in the decedent in 2,363 fatalities from January through June 2013, a drop of 1.46 percent from the prior six months […]

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Trying to buy votes ?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Gov. Rick Scott signs ‘Charlotte’s Web’ medical marijuana bill http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/gov-scott-signs-charlottes-web-marijuana-bill-into-law/2184590 From the article: TALLAHASSEE — As he promised, Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill on Monday that legalizes the use of a noneuphoric strain of marijuana to treat conditions such as epilepsy, Lou Gehrig’s disease and cancer. “As a father and grandfather, you never want […]

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